Sharp County record., 1887-02-24
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS
The state Legislature


corote on the 25th, no business OF i'm
IN oo tho ,,.aS transacted In the House,
PoDa ,,mher of bills were introduced among
i~ tbo following: Regulating the collectlol
4.axes. To appropriate S556 to pay the clalll VI
Uss+nir NJ r. Harris for transportation Vi
sS;i,tio during the Brooks ana baxter wa.
aIa,ros referring TO election OF school u@lrecv @
-. IN amend the law OF the assesslleh'
~ tbc property for taxation, changing tio
lime of assessing the same referring " 'lto
tine - roilroads over the State lands; 10
amend the law in reference 10 thc ',9ian'
- Somoqes upon the dissolution OF ln]uhctohs'
a. "a soa,,Iete railroads in reference to depots,
~ amending the law regarding persons VINO
~ w, toI,n nm donation lands. The Senate Dill
- a, rostnone the collection Of taxes Ill Chl
eot County came up lor nm
reading and after debate it was passed. oo 10 T.
read and ordered printed.
IN the Senate, on the 27th, among the ne"
h;1Ie Introduced we're the following: Creatins
the office of County Superintendent ana county
Roard of Education; to render more elioi9nV
the system of free common schools III Vnis
S,o+e. for the donation of forfeited land; ex
landing the powers and duties OF mayors OF cit'es
and incorporated towns; to fix the rate ol Iaie La.
Co. transnorting persons upon railways IN TINS
e.a+o. m change the law of lis pend9ns IN thlS
state. TO prevent preference OF creators DC III
so,vent debtors, and for other purposes; regu
lating the rendition of judgments on lailure VI
,'a~nisbco IN answer in case of judicial garnlsh-
ment: TO grant right of way to railroads over
the lan6s of this State: TO prevent irauu Ut
elections held under the laws OF TINS olaVe
for the relief of manned soluiers Vi
tho state. to provide for the assess
,nert and collection of a public highway tax
fro,n cornorations individuals and companies
Who shall or may since January l. lSS nave
r,,n Pullman palace cars, or sleeping cars over
ra;lroads in this State 1.-The House met at
the usual morning hour, but adjourned III oruer
that the committees might work, during the
dav the Senate and House committees on
State institutions inspected the respective IN
stitutonS in Little ROCK.
IN the Senate on the 2Sh the House concur
rent resolution relating to the appointment OF
ioint committee on the part OF the Senate 10
confer with like committee from the House on
the adyisability of establishing printing
oNice at tbp State Deaf Institute, was adopted
and ordered to the House. concurrent reso-
lption was adopted that committee OF TWO
members from the Senate and three rom lhe
House be appointed to visit the Arkansas III
dustrial University, the branch normal depart
ment at Pine Bluff and the medical department
at Little Rock and examine into their cohul-
tion. management and efficiency ana report
the same with such recommendations as the
committee may deem proper. message rom
the Governor announced his approval OF sen
ate concurrent resolutions requiring Arkansas
congressman to support the bill making
the Commissioner OF Agriculture and
Labor n member of the Presidents S
Cabinet: also requesting cur Repre-
sentatves and Senators in Congress to call the
attention of the Secretary ofWar to the causes
by which navigation is impeded in the MlsslS
sippi river and to urge his action on the same
In the House petition was presented
from citizens of Benton County faVorhG the
teaching of Temperance physiology" in public
Schools; also one from citizens of SABINE ana
other counties favoring uniform textbooks
The committee on jud ciary reported favoraDly
the bill for protection of employees OF corpora
tions and recommended its passage.
IN the Senate on the 29th bill for an act 10
prohibit the catching and killing of game dur
ing certain seasons of the year was taken up
and read a third time. Mr. Byrne spoke in op
position to the bill and hoped that the Senate
would not undertake to tamper with the game
law He was in favor of an amendment 10 pro
hibit foreigners from killing and shipping game
from the State for speculative purposes The
bill after considerable debate was rccommitted
to II special committee of three on the
mart of the Senate for further
consideration In the House Speaker
Hewitt temporarily left the chair and intro
duced resolution looking to the expedition OF
the business of the House by having the clerk
assort the bills coming from the committees,
making first class of bills, those reported
fayorablv by the committees; q second class OF
those amended or substituted, and thrd
class ofthose reported adversely. He stated II
was evident that without this classification
heap of bills would soon be piled up that II
would be impossible to go through. The mat
ter was debated several hours ana the resoiu-
tion was finally adopted unanimously except
that Mr. Hughes voted in the negative.
In the Senate on the 3lst Messrs. Tate ano
Meek were appointed Joint committee 10 as
certain who stole the railroad and insurance
bills of the last General Assembly. The spe
cia order Senate bill to require the tender OF
the taxes and value of improvement made
thereon before suit can be brought for posses
sion of lands under tax titles was placed, after
discussion, on its final passage. Special Order
Senate bill for an act for the cole tion OF BACK
taxes from railroad companies was taken up
The bill was amended ordered engrossed ana
made special order for February ,. Dill
for constitutional amendment was made
special order for February B. message from
the Governor announced his approval
of the Scnates concxrent rcso
luton relating to the proposition made by the
Iron Mountain railroad to pay back taxes .....
In the House petitions were presented from
citizens of Carroll County. favoring the giving
Of druggists authority to fill prescriptions con
tanning alcohol, and from Drew County favor
ing the establishment of an agricultural
bureau The election committee made report
in the Cleveland County contest bat after some
discussion the matter was laid over till Feb
rlary ,. Several new bills were introduced
The special ordtr, House bill prohibiting the
sale of liquor within three miles of the Poplar
Grove Institute, Phillips County, was passed
almost unanimously.
In the Senate, on the 1st the House concur
rent resolution relating to send ding joint com
mittee to visit the several State institutions !
education was called up and concurred in. The
following bills were passed: Requiring owners
or keepers of dram-shops oy saloons to prohibit
minors to play at cards or other games; for the
better government of insurance companies OF
the State to repeal an act requiring the con
Struction and maintenance of aprons and
chutes in streams in the State to protect fish,
to repeal section 1853 Of Manshelds Digest
which proposes that the mortgagOr shall, If he
so desires. have the right to waive any and all
rights of aDprai Sement sale or redemption OF